Decision-Based Learning (DBL) is a pedagogy designed to help students frame questions and solve problems with the overall goal to assist them in building a holistic, conceptual understanding and knowledge. In order to best make use of it potential, the general chemistry curriculum has been organized and re-structured around four overarching questions that ask students to characterize a question as compositional or structural, as one concerning the physical behavior of a system, or as one about characterizing a chemical reaction. These initial questions and subsequent questions are designed to link the course topics to underpinning overarching fundamental laws and foundational tenants. Using the recently available DBL software, most of the major topics covered in general chemistry have been linked together through a series hierarchal questions and strategic actions. The subsequent questions and actions are framed with the object in mind to help students to not only recognize the connectedness of the course material but also, how to develop a sustainable problem solving strategy. The outline of the re-structured course material will be presented and the utility of the software and approach will be highlighted with example problems.

General chemistry curriculum re-structured to facilitate decision-based learning

Macromolecular Chemistry: The Second Century

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